The Waroona Memorial Hall was a full house on Monday as people came from across the South West and Peel regions to learn more about the impact of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act.
Sean Van Der Wielen & Rebecca Le May
Sean Van Der Wielen
A look at what went down during round 17 of the 2023 South West Football League women’s competition.
Carly Laden
A look at how the South West’s AFL stars fared in round 20.
The Shire of Waroona will implement a new policy on motorbikes and quadbikes as it seeks to balance between recreation and those seeking a peaceful rural lifestyle.
Farmers are worried they could go bankrupt or be jailed for unwittingly falling foul of contentious new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws, a fiery South West community forum has heard.
Rebecca Le May
B&J Catalano has proposed a 101-person workforce accommodation facility to be located next to a limestone quarry in Myalup, with the development now out for public feedback.
The Leschenault Catchment Council officially launched the Leschenault Estuary Connect Program last month at the same time it was announced as the recipient of $1.2 million in funding over the next three years.
More than 20 community initiatives across the South West have benefited from grant funding as part of mining giant Albemarle’s 2023 Community Investment Program
Year 8 students from Harvey Senior High School have been donated personal protective equipment as part of their effort to clean up a section of the Harvey River.
Disturbing new figures have revealed the top 10 regional ‘hot-spots’ for animal cruelty across the state, with the South West making an alarmingly prominent appearance.
Breanna Redhead
Volunteers and clients gathered at the Harvey Riding for the Disabled’s Weir Road base on July 29 to celebrate the organisation’s 10 years of giving back.
The controversial overhaul of WA’s Aboriginal heritage laws will be scrapped completely in a stunning development just one month after the changes came into effect.
Josh Zimmerman
The AFP has seized a Caversham property and more than $4 million from bank accounts linked to a family day care provider that allegedly claimed child care subsidies for kids who were not in their care.
Shannon Hampton
According to a Proptrack report released today, remarkable increases in housing values mean Perth price growth is set to be the strongest in Australia this year.
Kim Macdonald
A pristine beachfront view in Perth’s north, described by locals as the final piece of land available along a popular foreshore, will soon become a glamping destination.
Christopher Tan
There’s now immediate relief for those suffering an uncomfortable and all-too-common affliction without having to obtain a prescription from a doctor.
Rebecca Le May and Claire Sadler
Woodside has lodged a formal complaint to the ABC after a Four Corners camera crew followed climate activists to the private home of chief executive Meg O’Neill, leaving her ‘shaken, fearful and distressed’.
Recent political troubles may prove to be the least of The Perth Mint’s concerns with a month-on-month decrease in gold and silver sales.
Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has blasted an ‘unhelpful’ misinformation campaign against WA’s proposed abortion law reforms, backed by a senior member of her own party.
For Alkimos Pirates Lacrosse Club’s Division Two women, it was less a case of a long time between drinks, and more a case of never having won - now, they are in the running for the BHP Streamer Screamer.
Shooting hoops with the Goldfields Giants, answering questions about policy, hearing about a lack of funding for the regions and marvelling at the World’s Tallest Bin — Roger Cook’s visit was a busy one.
Amber Lilley
A “weird and creepy” 36-year-old man who put his hand on an 11-year-old girl’s bikini-clad buttock on an Esperance beach denied there was any sexual motivation behind the assault.
Tegan Guthrie
A “lonely” prisoner used a prison phone to call his partner 268 times despite being served with a fresh restraining order preventing him from contacting the woman.
An alleged violent drug trafficker facing drug, firearm and domestic violence charges has been released on $200,000 bail.
The thought of the drive to Kalgoorlie-Boulder taking more than 12 hours has persuaded the managing director of a renewables consultancy to give up on his plan to drive an electric vehicle to the Goldfields.
A Geraldton man charged for allegedly setting fire to the Geraldton Housing Office has been remanded in custody after making his first appearance in court.
Businesses now see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics.
Sumathi Bala
Global stock markets tumbled overnight Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top economists say there is nothing to worry about.
Elliot Smith
Fitch downgraded the country’s rating to AA+ from AAA, pointing to “expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years,” an erosion of governance and a growing general debt burden.
Hugh Son
The most powerful technology companies simply cannot stop talking about artificial intelligence, and in particular, the “generative AI” flavour that can create human-like text, images and code.
Kif Leswing
Liberal leader Libby Mettam says Roger Cook’s decision to scrap controversial new Aboriginal heritage laws was ‘the right thing to do’.
Joe Spagnolo
The murder of South Guildford mum Georgia Lyall late last month by her bikie ex-partner Luke Noormets shocked and outraged West Australians.
Luke Noormets, the former Rebels bikie nominee who shot his estranged partner and then took his own life in a shocking murder-suicide, was previously convicted of domestic violence-related offences.
A disgraced treelopper who has rebranded himself as a wellness guru, a self-proclaimed ‘crypto visionary’ and a ‘biohacking genius’ is selling the multi-million home where he stages bizarre breath classes.
Janet Holmes a Court pulled out of plans to host a public meeting for extremist climate activists because she could not be associated with the group’s previous ‘criminal’ activities.
Animal cruelty is on the rise in Mandurah and Rockingham, as RSPCA WA revealed the two cities again made the list of worst 10 hotspots for cruelty.
Hannah Cross
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